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Division of Dunkley
Australian federal electoral division
Australian federal electoral division
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| federal | yes |
| name | Dunkley |
| image | |
| caption | Interactive map of electorate boundaries from the 2025 federal election |
| created | 1984 |
| mp | Jodie Belyea |
| mp-party | Labor |
| namesake | Louisa Margaret Dunkley |
| electors | 124407 |
| electors_year | 2025 |
| area | 148 |
| class | Outer metropolitan and semi-rural |
| near-n | Isaacs |
| near-ne | Holt |
| near-e | Holt |
| near-se | Flinders |
| near-s | Flinders |
| near-sw | Port Phillip |
| near-w | Port Phillip |
| near-nw | Port Phillip |
| mp-party = Labor | near-n = Isaacs | near-ne = Holt | near-e = Holt | near-se = Flinders | near-s = Flinders | near-sw = Port Phillip | near-w = Port Phillip | near-nw = Port Phillip
The Division of Dunkley is an Australian electoral division in the state of Victoria. The division is located south-east of Melbourne on the Mornington Peninsula. It covers an area of approximately 148 km2 from in the north to in the south and Langwarrin South in the southeast. Jodie Belyea has represented the seat since the 2024 Dunkley by-election.
List of Localities in Dunkley
- Frankston (seat)
- Frankston South
- Frankston North
- Bonbeach
- Carrum
- Carrum Downs
- Chelsea
- Chelsea Heights
- Karingal
- Langwarrin
- Langwarrin South
- Mount Eliza
- Patterson Lakes
- Skye
- Sandhurst
- Seaford
Geography
Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.
As a result of a periodical boundary redistribution, from the 2025 Australian federal election, Dunkley’s boundaries will move north to include the suburbs of Carrum, Bonbeach, Patterson Lakes, Chelsea (part) and Chelsea Heights (part), while losing the southern part of Mount Eliza to neighbouring Flinders.
History
The division was created in 1984 and is named for Louisa Margaret Dunkley, a trade unionist and campaigner for equal pay for women.
It was held by the Liberal Party from 1996 to 2019, however a 2018 boundary redistribution that favoured Labor, along with Labor's increased statewide strength in Victoria resulted in Peta Murphy winning the seat for the Labor Party at the 2019 Australian federal election.
Members
| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Labor Placeholder.png | 100px]] | Bob Chynoweth | ||||
| (1941–) | Labor | nowrap | 1 December 1984 – | |||
| 24 March 1990 | ||||||
| [[File:Liberal Party of Australia placeholder portrait.svg | 100px]] | Frank Ford | ||||
| (1936–) | Liberal | nowrap | 24 March 1990 – | |||
| 13 March 1993 | ||||||
| [[File:Labor Placeholder.png | 100px]] | Bob Chynoweth | ||||
| (1941–) | Labor | nowrap | 13 March 1993 – | |||
| 2 March 1996 | ||||||
| [[File:Bruce Billson Portrait 2014.jpg | 100px]] | Bruce Billson | ||||
| (1966–) | Liberal | nowrap | 2 March 1996 – | |||
| 9 May 2016 | ||||||
| [[File:Chris Crewther Portrait.jpg | 100px | ]] | Chris Crewther | |||
| (1983–) | Liberal | nowrap | 2 July 2016 – | |||
| 18 May 2019 | ||||||
| [[File:Peta Murphy 2019.jpg | 100px]] | Peta Murphy | ||||
| (1973–2023) | Labor | nowrap | 18 May 2019 – | |||
| 4 December 2023 | ||||||
| [[File:Jodie.belyea.mp image.jpg | 100px]] | Jodie Belyea | Labor | 2 March 2024 – | ||
| present |
Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Dunkley
References
References
- (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide".
- https://antonygreen.com.au/2024-federal-redistributions-final-boundaries-for-victoria-released/
- (23 September 2013). "Profile of the electoral division of Dunkley (Vic)". [[Australian Electoral Commission]].
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